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The strange thin dog really did proceed to make a hole in the ice. He checked the ground a couple times, but mostly Terra just sat a short distance away as the hole formed. Once it was completed Terra wandered back over, careful not to get too close to the source of the threat. Sticking her nose in it Terra looked below. There really was nothing particularly interesting down there, just dark water with no movement. Absolutely confused Terra pulled back, watching him drop a line into it. What was he planning on doing with that?
Reaching over Terra gently snagged the line in her teeth, tugging on it. There didn't seem to be anything attached to it. Puzzled she released it. What are you doing? Nobody's gonna get tangled in the line if you have it in the water. That's what she would have used it for. Catching other canines and laughing at them while they tried to get out of it. He was definitely strange. She looked at his fur again, trying to put the clues together. He spoke broken words. He had strange fur. He did strange things. He was a luperci. All of that had to add up to something. At last it clicked. You're not from this land, are you? Not from the west, or the south, and definitely not the north.
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